Architect David Rockwell designed the sets for last night's Oscars ceremony within LA's art deco Union Station to reflect the feeling of past Academy Awards nights.
Rockwell transformed Union Station's main ticket hall into the venue for the 91st Academy Awards main ceremony, which was delayed by two months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The ticket hall's grand ceiling. Photo is by Panic Studio LA
Oversized draped curtains matching the seating's upholstery defined the stage's backdrop, which was flanked by a pair of geometric screens that showed the event.

Around the space, a scattering of similar screens served as digital picture frames displaying retro black and white photographs from past Oscars nights, which switched to live footage of the stage during the ceremony. "We conceived a room within a room that made circulation intuitive, enveloped the audience in an intimate embrace and created a space in which the action happens everywhere, not just on stage," explained Rockwell.

Alongside the main venue, Union Station's north patio was turned into an outdoor seating area with teak, multi-layered decking.
Lounge areas featuring light green and blue Roche Bobois outdoor furniture upholstered in Missoni fabric were laid out underneath trees laden with lanterns and clusters of flowers.
Open to attendees throughout the ceremony, monitors were placed at regular intervals across the patio in order to live stream the events happening inside.
The north patio
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